A SINGLE BLOSSOM

One day during an early morning walk, I came across a large bush full of leaves and thorns. On the top of the bush was a single, beautiful rose blossom. I paused for a few moments to admire the beautiful rose: "Look how perfect. It's so beautiful!" and then I continued on my walk. Notice I did not say, "look at that thorny bush. It's so ugly and what a massive amount of thorns." Instead, I was focused on the beautiful rose on top. Similarly, when we meet a person, we ought to focus on their positive qualities like I did with the rose bush. We can learn to ignore their character flaws and opposing opinions. There are many situations where we may have to tolerate the person. A simple example is a friend of your best friend or coworker. If you can focus on the positive and appreciate it, the negatives will become tolerable.